2005 Big East Conference baseball tournament
The 2005 Big East Conference baseball tournament was held at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This was the twenty first annual Big East Conference baseball tournament and last to be held at Commerce Bank Ballpark. The Notre Dame Fighting Irish won their fourth tournament championship in a row and claimed the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. Notre Dame would go on to win five championships in a row.[3]
| Teams | 4 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Notre Dame (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Paul Mainieri (4th title) |
| MVP | Matt Edwards (Notre Dame) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 30 St. John's †y | 19 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .826 | 41 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .695 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 17 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .680 | 37 | – | 20 | – | 0 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame ‡y | 14 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .604 | 38 | – | 24 | – | 1 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 15 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .600 | 33 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 12 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .500 | 32 | – | 21 | – | 0 | .604 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 11 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .478 | 24 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .522 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 10 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .400 | 25 | – | 30 | – | 0 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 8 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .340 | 28 | – | 21 | – | 2 | .569 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 8 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .320 | 17 | – | 35 | – | 0 | .327 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 7 | – | 18 | – | 0 | .280 | 25 | – | 31 | – | 0 | .446 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2005[1][2] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format and seeding
The Big East baseball tournament was a 4 team double elimination tournament in 2005. The top four regular season finishers were seeded one through four based on conference winning percentage only.[3]
| Team | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | 19 | 4 | 0 | .826 | – | 1 |
| Boston College | 17 | 8 | 0 | .680 | 3 | 2 |
| Notre Dame | 14 | 9 | 1 | .604 | 5 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 10 | 0 | .600 | 5 | 4 |
| Rutgers | 12 | 12 | 0 | .500 | 7.5 | – |
| Connecticut | 11 | 12 | 0 | .478 | 8 | – |
| West Virginia | 10 | 15 | 0 | .400 | 10 | – |
| Villanova | 8 | 16 | 1 | .340 | 11.5 | – |
| Seton Hall | 8 | 17 | 0 | .320 | 12 | – |
| Georgetown | 7 | 18 | 0 | .280 | 13 | – |
Tournament
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | 11 | — | |||||||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 4 | — | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 3* | ||||||||||||
| 1 | St. John's | 5 | 2 | Boston College | 2* | |||||||||
| 2 | Boston College | 7 | ||||||||||||
Jack Kaiser Award
Matt Edwards was the winner of the 2005 Jack Kaiser Award. Edwards was a senior first baseman for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.[3]
References
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- "College Baseball Conference Standings – 2005". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
- 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. pp. 61–66. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.